This book is a great source if you want to know who has recieved the death chair. It dates back to the 1900's. It also tells you why, when and how the person recieved the death penalty.

"The primary purpose of this encyclopedia is to provide a comprehensive A to Z source of information on the legal, social and political history and present status of capital punishment in the nation" quoted from the preface on page 1 of the book. You will also find useful court cases, dates, graphs, and pictures on the death penalty in this book.

This book is good for law students or criminal justice professionals who are studing the death penalty. This book does not explain why the death penalty is not moral, wise, or effective. It is not to tell why such a horrible thing is justice either. It's simply to explain what the death penalty is and how it works. The author does this by laying out the whole process from the history and evolution to the clemency and execution.

"In this book, while we touch on some of the questions just posed, our main focus is neither philosophical, nor procedural, and nor is it regimespecific." quote from the book's preface. Also in this book there are specifics articles on capital punishment.

This book tells about the different methods of the death penalty such as beheading, hanging, firing squad, etc. It also is ordered A-Z so things are easy to find if your working on a specific topic.

This is a book contains facts, documents, overviews, and biographical sketches about the death penalty. It's a great source if you want to write an argumentative report on the different views of the death penalty. It's great because it gives good reasons for capital punishment and good reasons why it should be abolished.

Title: Theoretical frameworks for personal relationships / edited by Ralph Erber, Robin Gilmour. Publisher: Hillsdale, N.J. : L. Erlbaum, 1994. Description: Book xi, 271 p. : ill. : 24 cm. LC Subject(s): Interpersonal relations. Man-woman relationships. Intimacy (Psychology) Location: Van Pelt Library Call Number: HM132 .T45 1993 Status: Available, check location

NOTE: see chapter 2 - communal and exchange relationships - for a review of market practices vs social norms

Fisher proposes three ways in which the recording and film industries can be reshaped, two of which involve changes to the current copyright system. Proposal number one asks that studios and recording companies stop looking at copyright as property. Fisher believes that a limiting of copyright protections would offer more selection and decrease piracy. The second idea is to treat entertainment industries as public utilities, placing a large amount of governmental control over them. Again, more selection and competitive pricing would lead to less piracy. The third proposal suggests a complete overhaul of the current copyright system - content owners will be given a unique identifier for each piece of protected material. A government agency will be set up to track each ID and see how often it is downloaded, watched, remixed, etc. A copyright tax would be implemented to pay for said agency and monies from this tax would be distributed to content owners based on a scale determined by the agency when analyzing the 'performance' of content.

The latter two of Fisher's suggestions call for heavy governmental controls over creative industries. The intersection of business and art has frequently encountered issues. This book is worth looking at for my project in that I am also proposing at least one alternative for the film industry in order to accomodate customers and at least deter piracy. Although I do not advocate Fisher's ideas of bringing the government into it, his thinking out of the box is quite innovative and interesting to think about when thinking about my own research.

This is a textbook used for courses taught in the Wharton School, specifically for courses that deal with the management of technology and innovation (MGMT 237 in particular). I was referred to this text by Dr. William Hamilton who is the founder of the Jerome Fisher Program in Management & Technology - an undergraduate dual-degree program with Wharton and SEAS. After discussing my research topic with Dr. Hamilton, he referred me to Chapter 10 of this text as a starting point in researching more on the organizational methods companies take when innovation is such an important factor in their business. Professor Hamilton notes that even though the cases discussed within the text do not specifically reference the Hollywood film industry, the chapter will help immensely in learning more about what drives companies towards or away from innovation. The text also has some wonderful further reading suggestions.

Chapter 10 focuses on structures within a firm that can lead to implementing an innovation strategy. By looking at research on different corporate structural dimensions in relation to firm size like formalization, standardization, and centralization, one can understand how these affect a company's propensity towards innovation. The size of an organization can greatly influence the possibilities for innovation. It has been argued that smaller organizations are less rigid in their procedures and are more into fostering research, experimentation, and creativity. The other side of that argument is that as long as a large entity is organized efficiently and employs practices that are well-thought-out, development opportunities are also very likely to be implemented effectively.

The three structural dimensions noted above are the three factors most associated with affecting a firm's inclination towards innovation, as well as its possible success. Formalization involves rules, protocols, and the written communications that are used to help shape individual or group conduct within the company. Formalization has often acted as a way to manage, especially when you have less managers. The problem here is that when you have too much formalization it can lead to rigidity within the company and it's working community. Standardization involves uniformity, and how the company's standards, day-to-day operations, projects, etc. are performed in a consistent manner. In the same way that formalization can cause rigidity, so can standardization represent a significant roadblock towards adopting innovating practices. Centralization is how much decision-making capabilities are kept at the uppermost levels of management, while decentralization refers to the lower levels of a company and the amount of decision-making that is made at this level.  This concept is often looked at in a geographical sense - firm activities can either be held in a central location, in this case, at company headquarters, or a decentralized location far away from headquarters.  These two concepts can not determine a propensity towards innovation in a cut and dry sense; they both have positive and negative affects on the possibilites for innovation.

Organizational structures have been divided into two traditional categories by scholars:  mechanistic structures, which are good for maintaining efficiency (and incorporates formalization and standardization) and organic structures, which are seen to be freer and more open to creative and progressive activities.  There are companies that try to adopt both a mechanistic and organic structure - these are called ambidextrous organizations.  Trying to balance both is a constant struggle for multinational corporations who find the need to innovate and develop new products and business schemes imperative to compete in their marketplace.

In the article “Resurrecting the Godfather,” author James Thomas Chiampi analyzes Mario Puzo’s, The Godfather, and the themes that are consistent throughout the book.  In addition to this, he compares and contrasts the book with the film made by Francis Ford Coppola, to show the difference in the overall message of these two mediums.  Quoting The Godfather Papers, Chiampi informs the reader that Puzo’s overall intentions of writing this book was financially motivated, and according to Puzo, writing this book caused him to “sell out.” 

Chiampi analyzes Puzo’s writing, showing that the book is a social commentary.  He states that Puzo’s writing shows that crime in America is in response to “alienation and powerlessness.”  In order for one to attain power, Puzo shows that one must revert back to the Italian customs.  Chiampi emphasizes that these Italian customs are conveyed through themes that run throughout the book:  a code of behavior, courtesy and strong family ties.  These are expressed through the characteristics of the characters.  Chiampi points out that Sonny’s spontaneity can be categorized as “American,” while Michael’s demeanor is more Sicilian.

Chiampi believes that a theme Puzo tried to develop was the fact that Sicilian culture is better than that of America, and tries to convey that American society is irrational compared to Sicilian.

One can see that Puzo’s beliefs and character development are conveyed through the characters of the movie, insuring that his overall message is captured by the movie. 

Ansell, Mary.. Dogs and men.New York, Scribner, 1924.
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this is an important work for my research!